February 11, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Following years of the Taliban obstructing vaccinations, a Kabul girl is the first to be diagnosed with polio since 2001.
- In Iraq, accidental detonation during training kills 22 would-be suicide bombers.
- Stigmatizing smokers has gone too far.
- North Carolina hospital informs patients they may have been exposed to a neurological disorder due to improper sterilization.
- New research concludes "violent video games increase aggression."
- Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee.
- New study finds only 88% of Guitar Center customers become famous musicians.
- Update: Nathan Fielder is behind Dumb Starbucks; health inspectors close the store for operating without a license.
- Fascinating chronicle of the spectacular rise and fall of Mike Jeffries and the Abercrombie & Fitch ideal.
- U.S. cities with the most pleasant weather: average temperatures between 55 and 75, little rain or snowfall.
- Astronomers can now study stars as ancient as 13 billion light years away, paving the field of "stellar archaeology."
- Kraft announces it will replace artificial preservatives in full-fat cheese singles with a "natural mold inhibitor."
- On the menu for President Hollande's White House visit: Illinois caviar, Vermont cheese, and 12 potato varieties.
- Unlike so many contemporary musicians, in [Joni Mitchell's] music there is always something at stake.
- Anthony Lane remembers Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
- Former child star, later diplomat Shirley Temple Black dies at 85.
